These Job Interviews Turned Into Total Nightmares
God, is there anything worse than a job interview? Our palms are sweaty, the runs in our stockings are showing, and all the preparation we did the week before goes straight out of our heads the minute we sit across from the interviewers.
Still, nothing compares to the interview nightmares these Redditors experienced. Don’t believe us? See for yourself.
1. Lady, Get Over Him Already
I used to manage a group home for developmentally disabled adults. I was in charge of hiring the staff that we needed to make the house run properly. I saw a name come across my desk that I had to interview and I instantly looked them up.
Turns out, this was a girl that had an obsessive crush on me from years ago and, based on her social media, she still did.
I was in a panic, because she was basically stalking everything I did, and I really couldn't back out because it was five minutes before the interview. She came in, and it was so weird... she acted normal.
We interviewed in a professional manner for about 15 minutes, I showed her around, and I thought, "Wow, maybe she has done some maturing and just let it go."
Then we got back to my office. I started a sentence like, "Well, (name), it's been a pleasure having you here and I-......" "Oh, no no no, we aren't done yet. You think you can ignore everything like you don't know what's going on?! I know where you work, now. I know where you live, and I'm going to keep calling." There was more she was saying along the lines of me telling her to kindly leave, but a phone call to the police, as well as a restraining order, kept her away from work and my life.
2. Candy Girl
The interviewer put candy bars on the table to open the interview. "Have a candy bar," the lady said. "Do you want Hershey’s or Snickers?" I replied, "Neither, thanks." But the lady was persistent. "Go ahead, pick one."
Once again, I told her I didn't want any candy at the moment.
"Take one, Hershey’s or Snickers." I sighed inside, then caved.
"Okay, I’ll take the Snickers."
"No, I want the Snickers. You take the Hershey’s."
3. Button Fly Pants
My personal favorite bad interview: I had been unemployed for a bit and I was desperate for a new gig. During my unemployment, I had gained a lot of weight living off of fast food, so my good “interview” pants didn't fit me very well.
I sat down in the interview chair, and as the person was walking around to their side of the desk, the worst happened.
...and the button of my pants popped off, did a one-hopper off of the desk, and plopped RIGHT into their coffee cup. It swished; there was no clink at all.
For the entire interview, they were sipping their coffee and I was sitting there with my pants unbuttoned, waiting for the big reveal. I left before they got to the bottom of their coffee, but they HAD to have put two and two together at some point.
No, I didn’t get the job. This narrowly beats out the time I was given a glass of water at an interview which I proceeded to drop and soak both interviewers. At least that one wasn't as PSYCHOLOGICALLY tense.
